Tuesday, April 12, 2011

If you've been coming here a while (who am I kidding...if you've ever been here before), you've seen me get pretty excited about food. But to be perfectly straight with you, I'm more excited about this post than I've been about any in quite some time. And the real kicker? There's not a single recipe to be found...just beautiful, soulful captures of real food from a dear friend of mine who is as wise as she is generous, and as beautiful within as without. I think you'll soon agree with me that this beauty and vitality radiates through her work as well. It's my great honor to introduce to you, Laksmi, and to share with you some of my favorites from her collection. Please find the rest on her Flickr photostream. Thank you, dear, for your friendship and guidance ever since we first "met" and for permitting me to reprint your work here. As for my readers, I do so hope you enjoy these as much as I have. And as many times as I've seen these photos, they still take my breath away so I'll be enjoying them along with you!

33 comments:

Food is art, we eat with out eyes first, then nose, or vice versa? I'm starting to put all those collections to good use (props, vessels), I'm having trouble finding a contraptment (sp)? to hang my backgrounds though.. so I don't have to iron or steam them each time... if you have some ideas, let me know okay = )

I love her use of wood surfaces and rough weave linen to create the 'palette' for the food colors ... she has an eye, that's for sure! I def prefer the 'dark ground' to the 'bright white light ground' that she uses with the blueberry slurpies/smoothies. Anyone else?

We all do better when we have mentors and role models. Lucky you to have her as yours. Thank you for sharing these Xiaolu. I see she has influenced your work. There is a similar feel. You have been a great student! I love your blog and you are just lovely.

You know it's funny, Michelle, I never thought of myself as being particularly influenced by Laksmi, but it's true there's a group of us photographer friends on Flickr who admired and critiqued each others' work and learned at the same time. I suppose I was probably influenced unconsciously then. But honestly you don't understand how great of a compliment I take it that you think my work has any similarity to hers. THANK YOU =D!